The Wilting Rose

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Poppies, daisies, Begonia
Wonderful, beautiful winter flowers
Were sent in the thousands
Gold, diamonds, rubies and silk
Were sent into my chambers,
Day after day
I rejected all these riches.
I shun all the pale and copper-skinned suitors 
You gave me a single wilting rose.
I accepted it immediately.
Why did I accept that single;
That single pathetic, sad-looking rose?
The answer was clear.
You treasured me, respected me.
You cherished me as a part of yourself.
An equal.
Not looking at me as a prize,
Like the others.
It made you,
The winner of my heart.
The wilted rose, has full of life,
In my eyes at least.
Just like what awaits before us.

Just like what awaits before us

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